JT RN

JT RN specializes in MICU/SICU.

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1. I hate bedmaking

   JT RN replied to Jedi of Zen's topic in Male Students

   ah yes, those damned bed corners. and even worse, the overly zealous teachers who swear that your patient's blood pressure will sky rocket in direct correlation to the number of wrinkles on their sheets. yes, cleanliness and organization are very i...

2. 1st day, feeling lost HELP!

   JT RN replied to jcurlygirl's topic in MICU

   well I'm a new grad who just started in ICU/CCU, so I can understand the "being lost" feeling. All the nurses say you'll feel like that for at least 6 months, if not 2 years. There's a nurse in our orientation group who was on oncology for a few de...

3. Questions about potentially awkward male-female interactions during lab/clinicals

   JT RN replied to Jedi of Zen's topic in Male Students

   At my school we practiced bathing fully clothed, and it was more going through the motions than actually manipulating limbs and wiping/washing. Breast exams, I don't remember having to do any on my colleagues.

4. "If you're not happy here, get out!"

   JT RN replied to montieICURN's topic in MICU

   Good for you for finding a new job. It's absolutely appalling that a manager, AND those above her, would take this kind of attitude. Ultimately, it comes down to patient care, and the trickle effect of this policy is guaranteed disaster. I hope you...

5. Male Nursing Shoes?

   JT RN replied to pdpeanut's topic in Men

   With about 1 1/2 years of use I've had my coils snag a cord twice, so yes it is possible. But you can buy covered coils, I think they're about $40 for the pair. You can also get your coils rotated, because each side of the coil has a different stif...

6. Dress for interview

   JT RN replied to Jaguar700's topic in Men

   Maybe it's because of the S. California life-style, but I just wore some dark khakis, black fine-knit sweater, and black dress shoes. If you have "odd" piercings, take them out. If you have congenital BO, a dab of something that smells better than ...

7. sicu interview....

   JT RN replied to RNmaria's topic in MICU

   check out the thread "ICU interview help," there were 2 replies there with some info, including my response. most of your concerns are covered in there. some general questions you may consider asking. RN/new grad turn-over rate (most hospitals keep...

8. Teaching vs. Non-teaching hospital

   JT RN replied to ericdb68's topic in MICU

   I'd say teaching hospitals are probably the way to go, however, don't completely rule out non-teaching hospitals either. I just started at a non-teaching hospital and the orientation program is great, the education department is very on top of thing...

9. ER Registered NUrse

   JT RN replied to Daimon's topic in Men

   Depending on what part of the country you're from, you can try getting an EMT certification and as omermero said work as an ER tech. You can also do pre-hospital work as an EMT, but again it depends on where you live. In S. California I got my EMT c...

10. Which shoes should I buy?

    JT RN replied to jbjints's topic in Male Students

    HAHA well i doubt anyone is making a fashion statement with z-coils. it's all about function before beauty. you find me a $20K vehicle that goes 0-60 in 2.7, runs on tap water, and gets 160MPG, but looks like a pile of dog vomit, and i'll be all ov...

11. ICU Interview Help

    JT RN replied to lindyjoe's topic in MICU

    some things I focused on for my interview 1) teamwork - a lot of collaboration with other staff (PT, dietary, RT, pharm) and physicians, codes, emergency intubation, stat CT scans, etc. you MUST know how to work with other people. 2) taking in the b...

12. Needing words of encouragement

    JT RN replied to richwv's topic in Male Students

    richwv, we all know where you're coming from. I just graduated from 1 year of accelerated hell on earth. I'm now working, still have not done a proper dressing change, or put in a foley catheter, or put in an NG tube... here are some things I've le...

13. career change to nursing the right choice?

    JT RN replied to Dino's topic in Male Students

    Hey Dino, first, of course most of the stories on this forum are the horror stories, a lot of people come on here to vent and ask for help. Anyway, I haven't read the other posts, but your background is somewhat similar to mine, so I'll share my tho...

14. Advantages/Disadvantages being a male in nursing

    JT RN replied to wannabFNP's topic in Male Students

    As far as nursing school is concerned, I have heard that being a male applicant gives an edge for acceptance, but that's probably just rumor. Also, because grades for rotations are somewhat subjective, standing out from the crowd can be beneficial i...

15. Which shoes should I buy?

    JT RN replied to jbjints's topic in Male Students

    Z-Coils go to http://www.zcoil.com and you know they work because nobody would wear (and spend 2 bills on) such ridiculous looking shoes if they didn't. otherwise go to a specialty running store, get your arches checked out, and try on 10+ pairs of s...